Your post illuminates some things that I am less equipped to bring out - thanks!
It may be that this woman is in some kind of process or epiphany, but I think one of the bigger lessons here is that the 'church' in America is in a very serious state of decline and the fruits of that decline are in evidence in a multitude of stories like this.
Even a member of the working class filth can see that.
Here is a further example of what I am driving at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513999/posts
The crisis of the entire Christian church to come to terms with what if believes should be evident to all. From that confusion, comes a myriad of ills where behavior and faith collide. For many, the brunt of the damage is borne in subverting their version of 'faith' so that they can continue doing whatever it is they want to do.
'Nuff said.